The Montgomery County Council PHED Committee, MCEDC, and federal tech transfer experts will meet to discuss the process and impact of federal lab technology transfer, showcase local federal lab tech transfer success stories, and consider ways to accelerate tech transfer activities within our local economy.
Agenda
I. Overview of Federal Lab T2 - Jack E. Pevenstein, Sc.D., P.E., FLC-MA Chair
II. The T2 process and impacts – Jack E. Pevenstein, Sc.D., P.E., FLC-MA Chair
Examples of successful Federal T2 projects – Company Success Stories
MindX - Julia Brown, CEO
Integrated BioTherapeutics, Inc. - M. Javad Aman, Ph.D., President and Chief Scientific Officer
N5 Sensors - Abhishek Motayed, Ph.D., Founder and CTO
Broad impacts of Federal Lab T2 – Jack E. Pevenstein, Sc.D., P.E., FLC-MA Chair
III. Enhancing T2 as part of local economic development
MCEDC Federal T2 efforts – Christy Blake, Special Projects Manager, MCEDC
Partners and programs that support Federal Lab T2
BioHealth Innovation – Rich Bendis, President and CEO
Maryland Defense Technology Commercialization Center – Gary Evans, Executive Director
TEDCO – Ron Kaese, Director, Federal Programs
IV. Facilitated discussion – Paul Zielinski, Director, NIST Technology Partnerships Office
What actions can policymakers take to increase federal lab tech transfer in the county?
How can we collectively work to achieve economic development and tech transfer goals in tandem?
Parking & Metro Information
This building is accessible by Metro’s Red Line, the Brunswick line of the MARC, as well as several bus routes.